instauration
[ in-staw-rey-shuhn ]
/ ˌɪn stɔˈreɪ ʃən /
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noun
Obsolete. an act of instituting something; establishment.
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Origin of instauration
OTHER WORDS FROM instauration
in·stau·ra·tor [in-staw-rey-ter], /ˈɪn stɔˌreɪ tər/, nounWords nearby instauration
instant photography, instant replay, instar, instate, in statu quo, instauration, instead, instead of, instep, instigate, instigation
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Example sentences from the Web for instauration
There, while he despairs of finishing what was intended for the sixth part of his Instauration, how nobly he despairs!
Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 (of 3)|Isaac DisraeliHe had finally (about 1607) settled the plan of the Great Instauration, and began to call it by that name.
Bacon|Richard William Church
British Dictionary definitions for instauration
instauration
/ (ˌɪnstɔːˈreɪʃən) /
noun
rare restoration or renewal
Derived forms of instauration
instaurator, nounWord Origin for instauration
C17: from Latin instaurātiō, from instaurāre to renew
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